Turkish fighter jets hit PKK targets in northern Iraq

ANKARA

Turkish jets carried out airstrikes Tuesday on several targets in northern Iraq, where the the terrorist organization PKK has numerous mountain bases, military sources said.

F-16 and F-4 2020 fighter jets hit hideouts and underground ammunition depots belonging to PKK members in Sina and Haftanin towns, according to the military sources.

The PKK -- designated a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and EU -- renewed its armed campaign against the Turkish state in the aftermath of the July 20 suicide bombing in Suruc that killed 33 pro-Kurdish activists.

In response, the Turkish government has been conducting an extensive anti-terrorism effort by bombing PKK camps at home and in northern Iraq, including the Qandil Mountain, and by striking Daesh in Syria.